[or-roots] US Flag

[MStang5165 at aol.com]

Remember, it is not just veteran's groups who place flags in cemeteries -  
Scout groups - Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, do as well. I am on the board of  
directors of Lee Mission Cemetery here in Salem, and we have a Girl Scout  troop 
that has placed flags for us for years. They also place another set  of unique 
flags for us - Christian flags. Our cemetery, having begun with  the burial 
of early Salem Methodist missionaries, includes the  graves of about 100 
ministers - of all denominations - so their graves are also  marked each Memorial 
Day. Along with the 100 or so veteran's graves that have an  American flag.
 
It's a beautiful site to see all these flags flapping in the  breeze.
 
We are having a special event on Sunday, June 18th, to mark the centennial  
of the re interment of Reverend Jason Lee, from Canada (where it died) to the  
Lee Mission Cemetery. It's at 2:00 p.m. at the cemetery. Great time to come 
and  see all the flags too, as the Girl Scouts will put them all out for us once 
 again. You can read more about the event at: 
_http://www.oregonpioneers.com/marion/LeeCem.htm_ 
(http://www.oregonpioneers.com/marion/LeeCem.htm) .  Click on site map and then the Jason Lee Centennial. 
Everyone is welcome to  attend.                    Mimi Stang
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